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The NYT Says Coding Is Dead. Here's What They Got Wrong (And Right)

The NYT’s ‘Coding After Coders’ piece made a lot of engineers defensive. As a Tech Lead managing a small engineering team, I read it twice — what they nailed, what they completely missed, and why the real story is more complicated than either side admits.

Block Cut ~4,000 Roles and Cited AI Efficiency — What Leaders Should Do Next

Jack Dorsey cut Block’s workforce from 10,000 to ~6,000, citing AI efficiencies. Stock surged 24%. Here’s what’s really happening, what’s overblown, and a concrete playbook for tech leaders navigating AI-driven workforce changes.